St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
SHE WILL NOT WED HIM
At Late Hour Last Night Miss MIN
Van zandt Gave Up Her
Anarchist Lover,
And Declared Her Intention of Breaking
the Engagement That Existed
Between Them.
Her Decision Reached With th,
Aid of a LAWYER and a
Clergyman.
The Young Woman Offered a Hand,
some Salary By a Chicago
Dime Museum.
Special to the Globe.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-The Van Zandt
Spies sensation is still the uppermost topl
i'll local circles. The determined and highII
commendahle position taken by the sheriff
has made hero of the man in the eyes q
the general public. All day long congrat
ulatory letters and telegrams have poured il
upon him from this and other cities HI
feels proud of his action in stopping th
foolish escapade of Miss Van Zandt. Sew
eral of the superior court judges and prom
lnent attorneys called upon the sheriff to
day and Informed him that not only was h
morally, but legally right in saving fam
lily from eternal shame and city from dis
grace. The romantic and silly girl is Ii
the sulks, remaining indoors and refusin
audience to friends and acquaintance
alike. The press she positively refuses t.
see. Instead she heaps her tiercest i'm
precautions upon it and hopes to live lon.
enough to be
REvENGED UPON IT
for It's malignant and cruel persecution
Miss NinaS father, too, seems to be ont q
sorts, and he is now devoting himself II
comforting his daughter and perfumin,
soap with vengeance. The story is 60
ing the rounds that Miss Nina once in
tended going upon the stage, relying upoI
her beauty, which she says resembles tha
of Mrs. George Gould, nee Edith Kingdom
for her success. After the first lesson he
dramatic professor advised her to give uI
any idea OF histrionic success. 1t has alst
just developed that her mother circulated
petition last summer among prominent
merchants, asking their signatures to
paper petitioning for new tria
for the anarchists. Spies is all
most frantic at the story OF
the enterprising dime museum manager
who offered his affianced $500 per week ts
exhibit herself i'll his place of amusement,
He vows vengeance when he gets his lib
erty. Out Of 800 dispatches received BY
Sheriff Mattson regarding his action. bui
one was reproachful. This was from a
rabid anarchist. who says he'll have blood
before his brothers are hanged. 1t is safa
to say that if the fellow was caught hi
would be handled anything but gently Al
late nour tonight Miss Van Zandt
BROKE HER MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT
with Anarchist Spies, and now the we'd,
ding which has been the talk of the United
States is off. But few of the immediate
friends of Spies were made aware of the
occurrence until near midnight. Then they
approached the jail and endeavored to com,
municate to him the ''sad intelligence" but
Jailer FolZ gave strict orders this afternoon
to allow no one to see Spies aside from his
counsel, and he will not be in,
formed of the affair until tc-mor,
row. Miss Van Zandt was closeted with
several friends tonight at her house on
Huron street. They importuned and prayed
her not to commit such horrible mistake.
Her father was not present. The case was
outlined to her, and then details were en-
tered into. The matter was carefully dis,
euSSed pro and con. A wellknown lawyer
eXpounded the entire case to her. A cler-
gyman also used his efforts. ard after an
hours consideration Miss Van Zandt con-
cluded not to ruin herself. A dozen re-
p0rters were outside the house, and when it
was learned that the young lady had made
up her mind forever not to wed the an
archst, a wild huzzah arose. Her change
of heart is attributed to the wise sayings of
the clergyman and the logic Of the lawyer
who was especially retained for the pur-
pose,